Teddy Kennedy Dies. I Wish I Could Summon The Snark.
It’s now time for all the fawning stories and revisionist history that the Kennedy clan seems to be able to afford in this life. I’m sure there will be a grand love-in about how wonderful he was. The...
View ArticleOf Total Rat Bastards And Emergency Funds. …And Other Randomations
I’m just now getting back to the entry I had worked on Sunday that my Treo decided to nomnom and turn into digital confetti. So if you will permit… Imagine the wavy lines and blurring screen… Imagine...
View ArticleGod, Science, Politics, And Reality.
Tam suggested going here… Tam, I hate you. My quickie hit to the comments rapidly evolved into a full post. So here goes. First thing. “No. Science is natural philosophy. Religion is (for lack of...
View ArticleHealthcare, Catholicism, and Social Justice.
I’m going to say this JUST ONCE! You can not violate one deeply held tenant of your faith just because you aren’t violating another, more serious one. We good on that? We all understand? So,...
View ArticleChristmas For Dummies.
So a few years ago (about a millennia and a half give or take), some really wise old priest decided it really sucked trying to honor Jesus’ birth right around the same time as he was murdered. Granted...
View ArticleWhile I’m Venting My Spleen.
The US Catholic Church… not to be confused with the Roman Catholic Church despite its claim of allegiance… gave such great moral direction on the healthcare debate. It’s ok if the government...
View ArticleDo What The MSM Wants You To Do. …Sort of.
The Dems and the MSM what us to forget about Obamacare and go on with out lives like it doesn’t matter. Lay back and think of England, as it were. Honestly, that’s not a terrible Idea at its core....
View ArticleToday’s Moral Quandary Brought To You By Breda And Lawdog
I ran across this and this on their sites. Having recently attempted for the umpteenth time to read the first Harry Potter book and having glanced at the first Twilight book, I was stuck by the deep...
View ArticleBullets, Targets, And Salvation
Tam posted this and my twisted little brain got to thinking. She talks about speed being THE factor in a “flat shooting” bullet. Then there is a footnote about the Ballistic Coefficient. But really,...
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